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Program Requirements for Executive M.P.H. Program
Applicable only to students admitted during the 2014-2015 academic year.
Executive M.P.H. Program
Health and non-health managers and executives, who are working professionals, may choose to pursue an executive M.P.H. degree by completing coursework in extended weekend sessions during the academic year and complete an intensive summer field project. Courses are taught by leading practitioners and researchers in the field of public health, healthcare management and health policy.
Advising
An adviser is appointed for each new master’s student by the head of the respective department. The EMPH Program Director will be the advisor for all students in the Executive MPH program. The EMPH program is a lock-step program with required classes and electives built into the pre-set curriculum. Any alterations to the curriculum must be approved by both the adviser and the Associate Dean of Student Affairs. Students are expected to meet with their advisers each quarter. A departmental guidance committee is established when the student has completed approximately half of the program for the master’s degree. Members of the departmental guidance committee are nominated by the department chair after consultation with the student and the student’s adviser.
An adviser is responsible for the student’s academic progress. Progress is evaluated on an ongoing basis. At the end of each quarter, the Associate Dean of Student Affairs reviews academic listings of students and notifies them and the advisers when the cumulative grade-point average is below 3.0. Advisers review each case with their advisees and make recommendations to the Associate Dean of Student Affairs for continuance or dismissal. Students who wish to change advisers must file a petition which must be approved by the new adviser, the department chair, and the Associate Dean for Student Affairs.
Areas of Study
The Executive MPH degree is offered in the Department of Health Policy and Management with a concentration in Healthcare Management.
Foreign Language Requirement
None.
Course Requirements
Health Policy and Management
The EMPH degree program is an executive-style program for people with at least three years of experience in the health care or managerial fields. It is a two-year program requiring 16 full courses and a major written research or consulting report based on the summer internship. Required courses include Health Policy and Management 200A, 200B, 215A, 232, 234, M236, 285, 400, M422, 433, 436, and 445. Required School of Public Health core classes include Biostatistics 100A, Community Health Sciences 100, Environmental Health Sciences 100 and Epidemiology 100.
Only courses in which a grade of C- or better is received may be applied toward the requirements for a master’s degree. Courses taken for S/U grading may not be applied toward the degree requirements. Students must maintain an average of no less than 3.0 (B) in all courses required or elected during graduate residence at the University of California.
Teaching Experience
Not required.
Field Experience
Not required.
Comprehensive Examination Plan
Students must complete a summer field project and write a research or consulting report.
Thesis Plan
None.
Time-to-Degree
From graduate admission to award of the degree, normal progress is two years of extended weekend sessions and an applied field project during the summer.